TY - JOUR T1 - The Roles of the Clinical Laboratory Scientist: Educator, Consultant, Advocate JF - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science JO - Clin Lab Sci SP - 196 LP - 202 DO - 10.29074/ascls.22.4.196 VL - 22 IS - 4 AU - Anne Ranne Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/22/4/196.abstract N2 - Advances in clinical laboratory medicine have created an opportunity for clinical laboratory scientists to assume a new role--the role of educator in the integrated healthcare system. A gap created between critical laboratory test results and medical decisions requires the translation of laboratory results into meaningful clinical guidelines. This article suggests three ways the clinical laboratory scientist can fill this gap. ER -